Other options for the World Cup 2018 mascots were a cat and a tiger.

2018年世界杯的吉祥物还有两个选项，一个是猫，另一个是老虎。

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United States Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin has denied saying he would offer a guaranteed wild card place to Tiger Woods.

美国莱德杯队长科里·帕维已经否认曾经说过将确保给老虎伍兹发放外卡。

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Tiger Woods remained No. 1 in the world ranking Monday, though not even close to that on two lists – the Ryder Cup and FedEx Cup – that mean much more these days.

伍兹星期一的时候仍然是世界第一，尽管这没有让他接近两大赛事名单 – 莱德杯和联邦快递杯 – 这些天来，那意味着更多事情。

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"The one time America has won the Ryder Cup this century came in 2008, when Tiger Woods wasn't playing, " said Colin Montgomerie, who captained Europe to victory in 2010.

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The first four U.S. golfers out had all played well so far in the Ryder Cup. (The really big question is whether Tiger could have made a difference coming out somewhere in the first half of the order).

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The 37-year-old Ryder Cup star needs to finish in the top two to replace Tiger Woods as world number one but ended 10 shots off the pace at two under.

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